Originally Posted by
LondonElite
It is a truly dreadful place. I had a booking made for me there once about five years ago. Went to my room and it looked worse than a budget hotel in Newark. I ask for a new room. Same result. I give the front desk person a look like 'you can't be serious, please give me a room that has been renovated in the last five years and doesn't smell of socks, pizza, and carpet shampoo.' After a few minutes of him trying to find something I cancelled and sat in the lobby and found a similar-priced room at the Essex House.
Originally Posted by
ElevatorEnthusiast
Agreed, there probably isn't a bad Hyatt full-service property in Manhattan...except for the Hyatt Grand Central (not that I've ever stayed there, but reviews are so bad, and I walked by last night and just felt bad vibes - a dying hotel, for sure). Anything slated for demolition probably isn't the place to go for quality.
I have not stayed since Covid but is not that bad of a place. Yes the bathrooms are small but the rooms are of decent size. I've stayed there almost 100 nights over the last 2 decades and they have renovated it a couple of times over that period, including moving the club lounge from 31st floor to 16. It was unfortunate LondonElite got a dirty room but I never did over 20 years. And is not anything like a Jersey budget hotel. And you know what they say about reviews, the chances of an unhappy guest posting is higher than one that had no issue.
If OP really enjoy Asian cuisine, then 50 Bowery is for you, hands down one of the better Hyatts in manhattan. I am not sure if you want to stay in NJ as you have children tagging along. I would think they may need an afternoon nap (maybe you too) and going back to NJ will be a hassle. And you are talking about 7 days.